Law

Thursday 26 December 2013Sudan Law Reform Advocacy Briefing December 2013
Welcome to the third issue of the Sudan Law Reform Advocacy Briefing. This Briefing is published quarterly to highlight and reflect on law reform developments and issues critical to the (...)

Tuesday 23 October 2012October 22, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The head of Sudan’s main clerical authority, the Religious Scholars Committee (RSC), has publicly advocated girl child marriage, drawing the ire of women activists rights who called for an immediate ban (...)

Monday 25 April 2016April 23, 2016 (JUBA) - A South Sudanese student is being held in Canada and could face deportation after he was discovered to be 10 years older than his classmates. Nicola, centre, look out of place as he takes on high school kids (...)

Wednesday 6 May 2015May 05, 2015 (JUBA) – The South Sudanese government and the United Nations mission in the country (UNMISS) have agreed to have civilians internally displaced persons in the UN-manned protection of civilians sites tried for crimes (...)

Monday 16 March 2015March 15, 2015 (JUBA) – South Sudan’s controversial security bill, which was returned to parliament for revision late last year, could eventually become a law after the 30 days permitted by the constitution for its review passed without (...)

Sunday 5 October 2014October 4, 2014 (JUBA) - The United States administration has urged South Sudan government to engage in an inclusive consultation process on draft legislations seeking to regulate operations of non-governmental organisations and the (...)

Saturday 2 March 2013March 2, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan’s chief justice, Chan Reec Madut, has been forced to deny nepotism in his decision to appointment of one of his daughters as a legal assistant. The appointment has drawn strong public criticism in (...)

Wednesday 5 September 2012By Bonifacio Taban Kuich
September 4, 2012 (BENTIU) - Authorities in Unity State have confirmed that in July this year they arrested a South Sudanese man for selling counterfeit foreign currency. The police say they are also looking (...)

Holding accountable those enabling genocide in Sudan2016-12-05 05:30:49
Eric Reeves
As grim genocide by attrition in Darfur is set to enter its fifteenth year, as Khartoum’s claim of a purely nominal “cease-fire” in South Kordofan is belied by repeated reports of Sudan (...)